I think hanging myself is probably the best way that I can help people and show that there is something wrong. There is more honor in that than just falling into the homeless system (which probably isn't going to last anyway.) There is something romantic about dieing for a cause when you have nothing left.

That's about right. I had to drop out of college due to some health problems. I had an artificial leg that started te hurt so much that it was causing mental problems for me concentrating. I wouldn't ever go out to have fun because of it either.

After 6 years I have my first chance at a stable job. I don't ask for help much, but those loans are threatening me from even starting work.

I don't have the money for a new leg. I'm on crutches. I crushed my hand in my crutches so I have lost some of the function in 3/5 fingers. The crutches just make it worse. Hopefully I don't get carpel tunnel walking 6 miles a day.

I've taken a few handouts as far as good and shelter. I was sleeping outside for 2 months. But I have no plans to go onto SSI even though I could probably get it. If my student loans fuck me over starting this job, the plan is to hang myself at the student loan org.

I've set up the paperwork so no one can claim they didn't know. I'm tired of the government jamming things I don't need and/or are actively detrimental into my face while ignoring what I do need.

Don't really remember 3. But it is interesting looking back and noticing how with each movie the costumes progressively got cheaper and cheaper. ... and then there are the costumes for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells Tour which are in a league of their own.

I have a feeling my feelings about this movie will be similar to TMNT2 vs TMNT1. TMNT1 sucked if you were too little. TMNT2 sucked if you were too old. As you grow up, the one you like better switches. This movie will be a TMNT2....

For saying that Gnome 3 is one-of-a-kind on a Gnome 3.4 Preview news story I get marked flamebait and offtopic? REALLY? My instincts say that the moderators decided to only read my last sentence and ignore the content of my writing. :-/

There is a lot of truth to this "not having a choice" thing.

I ran away from home in NY about 6 months ago. I was working at Target for about $7.25 an hour with an artificial leg. Things weren't going too horribly for having to run around a store that huge being handicaped.

Then the loan sharks started coming. The kept calling the company until they started upping my hours. I was biking into work 7 miles each way because I didn't have that much money.

The extra load started causing mechanical problems with my fake leg and because of the extra hours, I lost my health medicaid health insurance because I was making too much money to keep the insurrance, but too little to pay for leg repairs, a car, and loans at the same time.

So I left for Washington to hang myself at Nela (the student loan organization.)

Over time and talking with people, I decided to give things another try because I do have a computer technical background. Casher again isn't an option since my leg is now cracking in half with no way to fix it.

It looks like I may be getting a NOC Engineer job this week. Unfortunately, walknig 4-6 miles a day on crutches is making my fingers go numb on my left hand.

I called the student loan organization not too long ago. If this doesn't work out because I can't type anymore, I will be hanging myself there. Because there isn't any other choice. That is what our current government is about.

And what do you gain by having all of the desktops functioning exactly the same? This is the first desktop on Linux that actually uses the application paragrim at its base. You're going to have to pry it from my cold dead hands since ther is NOTHING else similar to switch to. At least you can always go to XFCE or KDE or something else similar.

Your words are hollow.

Let's say you create a device. You send the blueprints to a manufacturer and soon start selling a "new segment" product. Lets say the company that was manufacturing your device decides to get in on the action since they see how well you're doing. They know what it will take... they have your blueprint after all.

Would you be upset if you were the designer of the device and manufacturer started putting out something a bit "too" similar to your product? Do you truly believe no further inspection is really necessary?

It's the same vat of hot water as a tech employee jumping between competing companies.

For a console that crashed and burned, it sure is following the same standard patterns of a normal 5-year Nintendo console lifecycle. I'm pretty sure they were still much more profitable this generation than the GameCube generation even including this years sales.

I found the trick with Wii games was to go into them with an open mind and try not set too many expectations. You'll enjoy them a lot more that way. There is a distinct culture difference in Wii games that just flies over the heads of many people. (Example: Nintendo games tend to read like a book. They don't do voiced dialog. That is not necessarily a minus even though people like to pretend it is.)

We are seeing a lot of paragrim shifts in software from the tablet interfaces appearing in projects such as Gnome 3 and the motion controls appearing in the Wii or Kinect. The holdouts will only move forward kicking and screaming.

known as Dllya. Please relink your programs as approprate.

The Gnome crowd is one of the most conservative around. The interface didn't have anything but small incremental changes for about 10 years. These are the people you least want to spring something big on since they have no interest in new concepts or anything bleeding edge.

But luckly, even if Gnome 3 turns out to be a dead end, because of all of the forks that are out there, one can be chosen to be the new official Gnome 4. I personally really don't mind Gnome 3 though. The use of the Windows/Meta key is fantastic.

The fact that h,omosexuals look down on constant side switching (to and from being homosexual) shows that gay people are no less bigots than straight people. Things are not black and white though people love to ram people into categories.

I have people say I have a good face, which brings me more problems than I would like in this gay-tolerant society. It edges on creepy what happens... but what can I do? Reverse discrimination is the in thing nowadays. Might as well just cram myself with ice cream to protect myself much like a lot of women would do in their anologous situation.

You ugly fucks who live in your basement probably don't have that problem and will never understand it.

If you are going to make it illegal to deprive someone of a sale, but not necessarily of physical item, you are entering muddy waters, buddy. You as might as well hold Walmart legally responsible for all the small businesses they put out of business by "depriving them of sales." Please, do not make physical comparisons if it isn't appropriate. But Walmart didn't steal any physical items from them, now did they?

I currently translate Japanese academic documents to English for an Indian company while living in Seattle Washington for less than minimuim wage. This is your future folks. You as might as well get ready to sell your things now because you aren't going to be able to afford to keep any of it.

Try hitting the magical windows key and tell me what happens. I seriously think most most users must have a deformed left hand or something.

I noticed people say that most often when they don't want to learn something new rather than something that constantly engaging them mind and will continue to do so. People really are slaves to their habits.